The 9 Fourth Generation K-Pop Girl Groups Who Earned The Most New Followers On Various Social Media In 2022

At this point, it’s safe to say that 2022 was really the year for new K-Pop girl groups to thrive. From older fourth generation girl groups like ITZY and (G)I-DLE to brand new rookies like LE SSERAFIM and NewJeans, there were so many great moments and new successes for female artists in the industry. Here’s a look at how fourth generation girl groups grew their influence on social media in 2022 — on YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, and Spotify — based on who earned the most new followers.

YouTube

9. STAYC

500k new followers (from 900k to 1.4 million)

8. aespa

1.1 million new followers (from 3.1 million to 4.2 million)

7. NewJeans

1.2 million new followers (from 0 to 1.2 million)

6. (G)I-DLE

1.3 million new followers (from 3.3 million to 4.6 million)

5. Kep1er

1.4 million new followers (from 900k to 2.3 million)

4. IVE

1.4 million new followers (from 800k to 2.2 million)

3. ITZY

1.4 million new followers (from 6.5 million to 7.9 million)

2. NMIXX

1.5 million new followers (from 0 to 1.5 million)

1. LE SSERAFIM

1.6 million new followers (from 0 to 1.6 million)

Instagram

9. STAYC

680k new followers (from 940k to 1.62 million)

8. IVE

1.59 million new followers (from 1.31 million to 2.62 million)

7. Kep1er

1.93 million new followers (from 1.39 million to 3.31 million)

6. (G)I-DLE

2.06 million new followers (from 6.69 million to 8.75 million)

5. LE SSERAFIM

2.57 million new followers (from 0 to 2.57 million)

4. aespa

2.69 million new followers (from 6.97 million to 9.66 million)

3. NewJeans

2.71 million new followers (from 0 to 2.71 million)

2. NMIXX

3.17 million new followers (from 0 to 3.17 million)

1. ITZY

4.18 million new followers (from 13.95 million to 18.13 million)

Twitter

9. STAYC

320k new followers (from 380k to 700k)

8. (G)I-DLE

410k new followers (from 1.35 million to 1.76 million)

7. Kep1er

500k new followers (from 630k to 1.13 million)

6. NMIXX

700k new followers (from 0 to 700k)

5. NewJeans

710k new followers (from 0 to 710k)

4. LE SSERAFIM

830k new followers (from 0 to 830k)

3. IVE

950k new followers (from 470k to 1.42 million)

2. ITZY

1.23 million new followers (from 4.28 million to 5.51 million)

1. aespa

1.35 million new followers (from 1.95 million to 3.30 million)

TikTok

9. STAYC

600k new followers (from 1.1 million to 1.7 million)

8. aespa

1.8 million new followers (from 4.1 million to 5.9 million)

7. (G)I-DLE

2.2 million new followers (from 1.5 million to 3.7 million)

6. IVE

2.6 million new followers (from 900k to 3.5 million)

5. NMIXX

2.8 million new followers (from 0 to 2.8 million)

4. NewJeans

3.1 million new followers (from 0 to 3.1 million)

3. LE SSERAFIM

3.3 million new followers (from 0 to 3.3 million)

2. Kep1er

3.6 million new followers (from 1.4 million to 5.0 million)

1. ITZY

4.3 million new followers (from 5.8 million to 10.1 million)

Spotify

9. STAYC

580k new followers (from 470k to 1.05 million)

8. NMIXX

840k new followers (from 0 to 840k)

7. Kep1er

890k new followers (from 0 to 890k)

6. LE SSERAFIM

940k new followers (from 0 to 940k)

5. NewJeans

960k new followers (from 0 to 960k)

4. IVE

1.19 million new followers (from 200k to 1.39 million)

3. aespa

1.25 million new followers (from 1.31 million to 2.56 million)

2. (G)I-DLE

1.31 million new followers (from 3.08 million to 4.39 million)

1. ITZY

1.62 million new followers (from 3.28 million to 4.90 million)